gringa musings from a rooftop terrace in Oaxaca

Scenes from 2015

Muchisimas gracias to all my wonderful blog readers — for reading, for commenting, for sharing, for the opportunity to meet some of you, and for inspiring me to continue. A look back at Oaxaca scenes that never made it into the blog…

January – Although spring was a couple of months away, the Primavera (Tabebuia chrysotricha) was already in bloom.

February – Cattle car on the carretera outside Tlacolula de Matamoros on Sunday market day.

March – A quiet morning on Monte Albán.

April – Decorating with agave flowers on Easter Sunday in Mitla.

May – Police temporarily remove and replace Sección 22 on the zócalo.

June – Though we arrived hours early for a festival in San Juan Guelavía, the sacred and profane were already present.

July – A favorite view from my terrace, the African tulip trees in full bloom.

August – At Casa Colonial the water lilies and hyacinths were stunning.

September – Cochineal (the “perfect red” dye) exhibition at Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Oaxaca (MACO).

October – Returning from Teotitlán de Valle one morning, a globo was landing near San Mateo Macuilxochitl.

November – On the way to Mercado Hidalgo in Colonia Reforma to buy Thanksgiving groceries, Our Lady of the Wires (?).

December – Rooftop still life in El Centro.

A long, strange, and fascinating trip it continues to be. As another song says, Próspero año y felicidad!

Hi! First of all, I thank you profusely for the great writing and the awesome photos you’ve got. My family comes from this village and I’m moving there in a few months, so it’s nice to see this blog and all the pictures you’ve posted. Keep doing you! And thanks! 🙂